Monorail-supporting system



July 1, 1930. KQSTER Er AL 1,768,911

I v MONORAIL SUPPORTING SYSTEM Filed Feb. 23, 1929 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I25 [I /o 1 n 2 1 W v n- Q, i i H 5 1 H W x l n r INVENTORS Pete z Aoal'e'z, BY filled/ZION.

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ATTORNEY July 1, 1930. J KOSTER Er AL MONORAIL SUPPORTING SYSTEM Filed Feb. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ill/film Patented July 1; 1930 Pafrim- -1 E v PETER J. xosrnnnnn nLBnnr ArKooRs, or P EASA T RIDGE, MICHIGAN mononarnsurroa'rme SYSTEM Application filed February 23, 1929; SeriaINo. 342,162.

This invention relates toimprovements in monorail supporting arrangements,and aims to provide a simplemeans for supportinga plurality of monorails usually arranged diagonally one above the other. t

P Some of the objects of the invention are I to provide a monorail supporting arrangement: wherein a plurality of monorails are carried by one bracket in which provisionis made for varying the relative heights of the.

diagonally spaced rails with regardito one another; whereinthe bracket is reinforced by a pivotally arranged brace rodso that the inclination of the brace may be varied relative to thebracket; wherein a plurality of supports depend from the bracket each of which is adapted to receive a fastening means which also'passes through a rail coupling so that two adjacent'ends of lengths of mon'oe 2O rail may also be held in other by each support. a a v With theseand other objects and advanalignment with each tages in View, which will-become apparent asthe specification proceeds, the invention is hereinafter more fully described with the aid of the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 illustrates a plurality of Inonorails supported indiagonal relation to one another by thebrackets. a

Figure 2 is an enlarged side, view of a bracket showing the rails in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged inverted plan showing the ends of two sections of rail, the coupli g member, and the supporting bolt in section.

Figure i is a'section. on the line H of Figure 3. V a

Figure 5 isan enlarged perspective view of a coupling, and a Figure 6 shows a split couplingv' employed at the end of a monorail where no'railjoint' is to be made.

, The primary purpose of this monorail sup porting system is to provide an arrangement suitable for use in front of telephone switchboards, which are usually built upofa series of vertical panels 1 and 1 where it is some times found necessary to utilize additional panel space for the insertion of additional plug connections The bracket 2, which is generally upwardly and outwardly inclined, is fastened to one panel 1 as by screws 3 and has a pivotal socket 4L atrits outer end. A mounting 5 is attached to the face of another panel 1 andcarries a' pivotal socket 6. A brace rod '1 extends between the sockets 4 and 6 and is held at its extremities in the sockets as by set screws 8,- The distance be tween the panels 1 and 1 to which thebracket 2 and mounting 5 are secured,'may then be varied by merely removingflthe rod 7 and substituting another of a different length. Provision is thus made for altering the heights of either or bothof the parts 2 and 5 by removing the panels 1 and 1 to which they are' -att'ached andreplacing them atklife ferent elevations,vorldiflerent relative elevations. The latter being indicatedin Figure 2where the mounting 5 is shown also in a:

Vwards. Held in each pocket 9, as by a set screw '10 sodas to be permitted vertical ad- 'justment, and depending therefrom is asupport 11 which has a tapped hole 12 in its underside. Towards the extremities ofthe mon orail lengths 25, which are generally made of T-section, and through the lateral-web 25?, of the latter, holes 15 are provided; and in the ends of the lateralw'ebs semi-circular openings 16 are formed. Thecoupling members 17, which are U-shaped, have apertures 18 therethrough which register with the rail holes 15; and 19 denotes bolts which extend through therholes 15 and apertures 18 and a hold the rail, ends together. v

Substantially centrally of the length ofthe coupling members 17 other'aperture s 20 are formed therethrough opposite which the flexed portions of the members are cut away Screws 21 pass through the apertures 20 and through the'two semi-circular openings 16 in the adjacent ends of the lateral rail web 25 and are in threaded engagement with'the holes112in the lower ends of the supports 11.

In this way the adjacent ends of the rail lengths are so supported that the coupling members are reinforced, and again less space along the lateral webs 25 is occupied than would be utilized it separately spaced supportsand coupling were employed, so that a greater amount of space along the lateral webs may be devoted'to other purposes.

The modified construction of the coupling member l'Zfl-shown in Figureb, is employed at the ends of monorails. In that case the bolts 19 merely hold .the short form'of coupling to the end of a web 25 so that the rail end may be supportedthrough'the coupling, and the screw 21 which passes through the apertures in the member 17 and also through the semi-circular opening 16 in the end of the rail web extends into one of the tapped holes 12 in the manner already described. I

While in the foregoing the preferred em-' bodiment otthe invention has been described and shown itis understood that the construction is. susceptible to such modifications as falljwithin the scope of the claims.

What we claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is: V a r 1. A monorail supporting system comprising a bracket, supports held by said brackets, aplurality of monorails each held by one of said supports, and means for varying the relative heights of said monorails.

2. A monorail supporting system comprise ing' abracket, a plurality of pockets in said bracket, a supportheld by each pocket so that the amount each'support projects from its pocket may be varied, and a monorail supportedat the extremity of each support;

3. A monorail supporting system comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted on a wall, a plurality of pockets opening down wardly on said bracket, each pocket being lo cated at a difierent height, supports dependingly mounted lIl'SZLld pockets, each pocket having a tapped hole through its side, a set screw extending into each tapped hole which grip'sthe side of the support in the pocket,

and a monorail held by each support.

4. A monorail supporting system comprising a bracket one end of which is adapted to be secured we wall, a pivotal socket at the outer end of said bracket, a mounting adapte'dto be secured to said wall, a pivotal socket on said mounting, a brace rod having its extremities ing a bracket, supports held by said bracket having tapped holes in their extremities, coupling members having openings therethrough a screw extending through each coupling member and extending into one of said tapped holes, and monorails, the adjacent ends of two lengths of which are held in correct relation to one another by each of said couplings.

7. A monorail supporting system comprising a bracket, supports, held by said bracket having tapped holes in their extremities, U- shaped coupling members each having openingstherethrough towardstheir ends and a central holetherethrough, T-shaped monorails the adjacent ends of lengths of which butt/against one another, said rail lengths,

having apertures through their lateral webs towards 1 their ends, each coupllng. being placed around the ends of two adjacent lengths of the lateral web of said monorail so that their openings register with the web apertures, said lateral web extremities each having a substantially semi-circular opening therethrough, each two adjacent semi-circular openings registering with the central hole through one of said couplings, and a screw in threaded engagement with the tapped hole in the extremity of each support which passes through the control hole in one o of the coupling members and through the two semi-circular web openings which registers with it, and other'fastening'means extending through the coupling openings and the web apertures.

8. Amonorail supporting system comprising a bracket adapted tobe secured to a wall,

said bracket being" upwardly and outwardly inclined, a pivotalsocket at the outer end of said bracket, a mounting adapted to be'secured tosaid wall, a pivotal socket on said mounting, a brace rod having its extremities supported bysaid sockets, a plurality of pockets on said bracket,'each pocket being a different'distance from and at a different relative height to the inner end of said bracket, supports mounted in said pockets and projecting therefrom, means for varying the distance each support projects from its pocket, and monorailslca'rried by said supports.

9. A monorail supporting system comprising a supporting member, a plurality of monorails, and means supporting said monorails below said supporting member in a'relatively stepped relationship.

10. A monorail supporting system comprising a supporting member, a'plurality of monorails, and means supporting said monorails below said supporting member in a relatively stepped relationship, said monorails being separately vertically adj ustable'with respect to the supporting member.

11'. A monorail supporting system com prising a ,bracket,fla plurality of monorails, coupling members each of which joins to adj acent lengths'of monorail, and means supportingsaid coupling members below said bracket in a relatively stepped relationship.

12 Amonorail supporting system compris- 111g a bracket, a plurality of monorails', con pllng members each of which joins to adjacent lengths of monorail, and means supporting said coupling members below said bracket in a relatively stepped relationship, said cou pling members being separately vertically ad- ]ustable relative to'said bracket.

PETER J. KOSTER. ALBERT A. KOORS. 

